title: All that seems sepsis is not sepsis.
abstract: Catastrophic antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (CAPS) resembles severe sepsis in its acute presentation, with features of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) leading to multiple organ dysfunction. Infections are the best known triggers of CAPS. This emphasizes the need for early diagnosis and aggressive treatment as the mortality is as high as 50%. We present a 42-year-old woman who developed SIRS postoperatively and was eventually diagnosed as CAPS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India.
authors.forename: Vivek S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Guleria
authors.forename: Prabhat
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chauhan
authors.forename: Subramanian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shankar
authors.forename: Velu
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nair
keywords: Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome; sepsis; systemic lupus erythematosus